It’s “logical” Bagnaia has first say however Ducati will deal with everybody equally

Marc Marquez feels it is solely “logical” that Francesco Bagnaia may have first say in issues at Ducati, however is assured the Borgo Panigale marque will give him equal remedy in MotoGP this yr.

Marquez is becoming a member of a Ducati group the place team-mate Bagnaia is already the highest canine, with the double champion having scored the manufacturing facility’s first world titles since Casey Stoner in 2007 and helped cement its standing as MotoGP’s dominant marque.

This can be a huge shift for incoming Marquez, who was beforehand the poster boy of Honda’s MotoGP programme and led the event of the RC213V in response to his driving fashion.

The six-time champion is conscious that Bagnaia has established himself at Ducati and is already its most profitable rider in historical past – however is satisfied the squad will uphold the values on which it has constructed its present success.

“I do know the place I am arriving, I do know which storage I am arriving in,” he stated on the group’s 2025 bike launch in Italy.

“I am arriving within the reference storage, the place there’s a longtime rider [Bagnaia] contained in the storage. There is a rider with extra expertise contained in the storage who has contributed quite a bit to Ducati and it is logical that he has the primary say.

“However in the long run, [at] Ducati all of the riders [are] valued equally. That is what they’ve transmitted to me, that one or the opposite wins. That shall be Ducati’s intention and the riders’ intention. If one would not win, the opposite ought to win.”

Marc Marquez, Ducati Staff

Picture by: Ducati Corse

There have been considerations about how Ducati will deal with two world champions in a single group, particularly as each riders have one thing to show in 2025. 

Bagnaia is focusing on his third title in 4 seasons after shedding to Pramac rival Jorge Martin final yr, whereas Marquez needs to beat Bagnaia on his turf to cement his declare as one of many biggest riders of all time.

Ducati is to date not apprehensive about any potential fallout from Marquez becoming a member of Bagnaia in the identical storage, with group supervisor Davide Tardozzi even saying that it will be “very straightforward” to handle the duo.

Marquez additionally doesn’t see any trigger for concern, stating that Ducati is not going to hand primary standing to any rider this yr.

“One factor that’s clear in a manufacturing facility group is that it isn’t primary and quantity two, it is simply the extra skilled rider within the storage and the much less skilled rider within the storage,” stated Marquez, who spent 2024 at Ducati’s satellite tv for pc group Gresini.

“After all, I’m additionally wanting ahead to understanding what they’re doing contained in the storage to be so performant [and] dominating the outcomes quite a bit [in] these final years. I’ll attempt to perceive, to study it.

“The goal of the group is to attempt to win. If Pecco will not be in a position to win, I’ll attempt to win. If I am not in a position to win, he’ll attempt to win. 

“However while you arrive there, it’s worthwhile to perceive the best way they’re working and what they’re doing to win all of the final years.”

Images from Ducati Campioni in Pista

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